Robert Newman, beloved comedian and author of #Intelligence, for the Mail Online's What Four Books? From Isaiah Berlin to The Hundred And One Dalmatians, here are four books that shaped Robert Newman π
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Robert Newman, beloved comedian and author of #Intelligence, for the Mail Online's What Four Books? From Isaiah Berlin to The Hundred And One Dalmatians, here are four books that shaped Robert Newman π
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A holy river returns, seven lives change course... π
Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year, Gurnaik Johal's epic, globe-trotting novel #Saraswati publishes in paperback today π§‘
Find out more: tinyurl.com/SaraswatiPB
#Intelligence by beloved comedian Robert Newman is out today!
A thrilling WWII adventure novel, featuring love, secrets, moral philosophy and wartime espionage. Perfect for fans of William Boyd and Kate Atkinson βοΈ
Step into the derring-do of wartime spies ποΈ
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'Full of historical references, memorable characters and daring adventure'
#Intelligence by Robert Newman is one of the Mirror's top picks for March! Get your hands on a copy of this thrilling WWII espionage novel tomorrow π
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'Coolly questions the ethics and processes of fiction and art, examining the toll they take both on the practitioner and anyone unlucky enough to be in their orbit'
#Discipline by Larissa Pham is an FT best new debut novel, out now in hardback.
www.ft.com/content/735f...
A rectangular landscape graphic with an orange background. The cover for the paperback book Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal is on the left-hand side. The text to the right of this cover reads, 'Blackwell's Fiction Book of the Month. Saraswati. Gurnaik Johal'. There is a dark blue banner at the bottom of the graphic that reads, 'Buy instore or online at Blackwells.co.uk'.
We are over the moon that #Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal has been chosen as Blackwell's Fiction Book of the Month for March! β¨
Dive into this globe-trotting family saga exploring nationalism, climate change and folklore, now: tinyurl.com/SaraswatiBlackwells
ICYMI: #Saraswati author Gurnaik Johal is one of the four writers shortlisted for the prestigious Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year Award.
Find out more @thetimes.com here π
A graphic with an orange background. The paperback book Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal is in the centre of the graphic. The text at the top of the graphic reads, 'The Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year Award'. The text in the bottom left-hand corner of the graphics reads, 'Gurnaik Johal, Saraswati, Serpent's Tail'.
We are pleased to share that our brilliant author Gurnaik Johal has been shortlisted for the Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year Award for his debut novel #Saraswati π
The winner will be announced on 24th March. Congratulations to all the shortlisted writers!
#YoungWriterAward
Get 25% off the #AllConsuming paperback by Ruby Tandoh, when you pre-order from @waterstones.bsky.social until 23.59 PM tonight and use code: FEB26 π
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'Stories of brooding, obsession and wit'
A brilliant review for Camille Bordas' short story collection #OneSunOnly in @thetls.bsky.social, out now.
Promotional graphic for Waterstones reading: β25% OFF RRP β Books Coming Soonβ (Online Only, 17β20 February). Featured title: All Consuming: Why We Eat the Way We Eat Now by Ruby Tandoh. The cover shows two strawberries coated in dripping chocolate against a pink-to-orange gradient background, with review quotes and a badge noting AndrΓ© Simon Food & Drink Book Awards longlist.
Why do we eat the way we eat now? π
π βLaugh-out-loud funnyβ Vogue
π« βDelightful snarkβ New York Times
Get 25% off the #AllConsuming paperback, when you pre-order from @waterstones.bsky.social until February 20th and use code: FEB26
βIn the Dream Houseβ by Carmen Maria Machado with a glass of champagne
I put off reading this for ages because, frankly, it seemed way too heavy, but now I canβt believe I waited so long to savour this incredible book. Bold and inventive and gorgeously written, Iβm in love. Book: @serpents-tail.bsky.social Drink: Edouard Duval Brut d'Eulalie
'Clamorous, inventive and polyphonic ... Saraswati is a welcome shift from the family dramas and autofictions that have tended to dominate literary renderings of India'
A stellar @nytimes.com review for #Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal π
Promotional image for This Is a Love Story by Jessica Soffer. A green paperback book with pink lettering appears on the left against a pale pink background. On the right is the quote βA revelationβ by Liz Moore in green and pink text.
'A revelation - the kind of novel to read in one sitting' Liz Moore, bestselling author of The God of the Woods.
#ThisIsALoveStory by Jessica Soffer is out next week in paperback π
Pre-order your copy here:
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Larissa Pham's debut novel #Discipline is out today!
Taut and provocative, the novel follows Christine, a writer touring her debut novel β a fictionalised account of an affair with her professor. When he gets in touch she's drawn back into his orbit.
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'Combines deep philosophical inquiry with thriller vibes'
#Discipline by Larissa Pham reviewed in The Crack Magazine. Pham's taut and provocative debut novel is out tomorrow π
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For Fane Online, I'll be talking to the brilliant author & art criticism Larissa Pham about her debut novel, Discipline (pub. @serpents-tail.bsky.social), a work about control & creativity, the blurring of fiction & fact & above all the power of painting.
Book for FREE: www.fane.co.uk/larissa-pham
'I, for one, could listen to Bordas's characters talking and thinking all day. One Sun Only is a truly effortless collection'
A stunning @irishtimes.com review for Camille Bordas' #OneSunOnly, out now π³
Join beloved comedian Robert Newman at the Sevenoaks Bookshop where he'll be discussing his upcoming novel #Intelligence.
An irresistible novel about love, secrets and espionage, set against the backdrop of the Second World War.
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'One of the best new collections I've read in a long time' TELEGRAPH 5-STAR REVIEW
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Don't miss Camille Bordas' fresh, witty and poignant short story collection #OneSunOnly, publishing today: tinyurl.com/OneSunOnly
'Admirable'
A brilliant @lrb.co.uk review for Gurnaik Johal's debut novel #Saraswati π
The #NightSwimmers audiobook publishes today π π
An unconventional and moving family story, for fans of Elizabeth Strout's Olive Kitteridge or Annie Proulx's The Shipping News on the edge on the Irish Sea.
'Heaven' Katherine May
'A glowing novel' Irish Times
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'One of the best new collections Iβve read in a long time'
A stellar review for Camille Bordas' #OneSunOnly, publishing new week π³
Thank you very much @robertloyko-greer.bsky.social for this fantastic surprise finished copy of Intelligence by Robert Newman coming from @serpents-tail.bsky.social 5th March
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#TheEndOfEverything by M. John Harrison is included in the New Statesman's list of fiction to look forward to in 2026.
A slyly satirical and unsettling post-apocalyptic adventure into the limits of human understanding, out this June π
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#TheEndOfEverything by M John Harrison is one of the Guardian's books to look out for in 2026, described as an 'unsettling destabilisation of our contemporary moment'.
This slyly satirical and unsettling post-apocalyptic adventure is out in June.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
'Whether you're a long-time lover of short stories or new to the form, you're sure to find something to love here'
#OneSunOnly by Camille Bordas is a best January read in the Daily Express π³
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Go all in. We're supporting 2026 as The National Year of Reading! π
Find out more here: goallin.org.uk
We're logging off now for our winter break! We hope you have a wonderful festive holiday and we'll be back in the new year β¨